# 119-s-3916: Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act

119-s-3916, Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS); status introduced (as of 2026-09-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3916
- As of: 2026-09-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3916
- Congress: 119
- Title: Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-25
- Sponsor: Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-16

## Summary

**Ban federal funding for state firearm ownership databases.** This bill would bar federal money and other federal support for any state or local database that lists firearms lawfully owned or possessed, defines "State" to include U.S. states and territories, and allows a narrow exception for databases that only record firearms or owners reported lost or stolen.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban federal help for gun registries: benefit, low. If enacted, Federal agencies would be barred from funding or supporting state firearm ownership databases. The bill would define such databases as full or partial lists of guns or people who own them. "State" would include each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Isla…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-3916 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3916)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2296)
- [119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3916 (as of 2026-09-16).